THE EVIDENCE AT BOW STREET.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11491, 26 January 1903, Page 7

THE EVIDENCE AT BOW STREET.

Captain' Robert Byrns-Begg, of the Field Intelligence Department, said he had acted as assistant iateAligemee officer to the Military Government at Pretoria. Among the papers of the State Secretary of the late South Africaai Republic he found a field-cornet's certificate, dated January 18th, 1900, and an oath of allegiance to the South African Republic, both signed ty Author Lynch. Further, thare were oaths sworn by the prisoner on February 10th, 1900, before F. W. Reitz, on Lynch's appointment as Colonel of, and Special Justice of the Peace to, the Irish Brigade.

Francois Alhrecht Viljoen, a native the Orange River Colony, said he was commandeered, told to join the Irish Brigade at G-ienioe, and report himself to Colonel Lynch, who was in command. The brigade then consisted of about forty men. They wore civilian dress, but were armed. On the retreat from Glenooe Colonel Lynch rode a, 'horse and carried a revolver. At Elandefontein some of «the brigade took

'"French leave" and went to Johannesburg, only aboait ten being left with the Colonel.

The only other witness was Dr. Hugh Ga-oraith, who, with Major Daly, was in charge of the British sick and -wounded at Dundee, in Natal, during its occupation by the Boers, from October 20th, 1899, until its relief by General Buller in the following May.

"After the relief of, Ladysmith," said Dr. Galbraith, "the Boers retrea.ted to a high ridge between Glencoe and Impati Mountain, and the tents of the Iru'h Brigade (this was the 2nd Irish Brigade) were in front of the main lines. Colonel Lynch called and 1 said he was commander of Mie brigade. I had heard reports about this Irish Brigade, and I asked what- their nationality was. I understood him to say they were of most nationalities, but very few Irish. I was particularly anxious to clear up the point, because Irishmen were being blamed for the actions of foreigners. '